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| Catalogue # | Title | Type | Subject | Description | |
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| 2013.222.1882 | Wooden and foam lobster buoys on a rope |
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| Fishing gear, 3 wooden and 5 foam buoys (lobster floats), strung on a rope; wooden buoys: a) bullet shape with white bottom and orange top, hole on top for handle, hole through bottom body for trap rope, 18.5" L x 4" W x 4" D; b) bullet shape with blotches of white, green, and yellow all over the body and handle, branded with "98?????" carved letters ?VV, on the another side carved letters "?ILLE", on another side carved letters "SOW??I?", with black rubber strip tacked on two opposite sides to make a loop for attaching trap rope, 25" L x 5.5" W x 4.5" D; c) log shape with white bottom and orange top and handle branded with "PL ?UNKER" and "BU???R" with canvas strip tacked on the flat bottom to make aloop for attaching trap rope, but broke so a rubber stip was tacked on top of it for the same purpose, 17" L x 7.5" W x 6.25" D; (and 5 foam floats removed for display outside Shaw cabin 2015) | 
Description: Fishing gear, 3 wooden and 5 foam buoys (lobster floats), strung on a rope; wooden buoys: a) bullet shape with white bottom and orange top, hole on top for handle, hole through bottom body for trap rope, 18.5" L x 4" W x 4" D; b) bullet shape with blotches of white, green, and yellow all over the body and handle, branded with "98?????" carved letters ?VV, on the another side carved letters "?ILLE", on another side carved letters "SOW??I?", with black rubber strip tacked on two opposite sides to make a loop for attaching trap rope, 25" L x 5.5" W x 4.5" D; c) log shape with white bottom and orange top and handle branded with "PL ?UNKER" and "BU???R" with canvas strip tacked on the flat bottom to make aloop for attaching trap rope, but broke so a rubber stip was tacked on top of it for the same purpose, 17" L x 7.5" W x 6.25" D; (and 5 foam floats removed for display outside Shaw cabin 2015) [show more] |
| 2016.355.2120 | Wooden buoys and decoys, some from 1920s |
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| Buoys and decoys. Collection of 10 wooden buoys of various shapes and sizes, and two wooden decoys. 1. Blue and white fish-shaped wooden buoy with Richmond name on it. LHA 7519. 2. White, wooden with EW carved onto small piece of wood affixed to buoy (perhaps Edgar White). Hole for handle but handle is missing. 3. Black, yellow, and red bottom, wood, with Numbers 360 or 9 with rubber strap on end. Log with flat bottom. W. Bracy carved, ca. 1920s 4. Mushroom shape, no handle with EN White 1442 with iron ring. See the other "White" above and below. White fished 1930s to 1960s 5. Red bullet shaped, wooden with wooden handle. Branded on it C. Alley, 967 and 805 and 7193; (The name Richman is written on masking tape affixed to buoy.) 6. Red, yellow, and black, wooden handle and rubber strap, Part of last name or complete last name is 'Auy'. Red black yellow chipped paint, with rubber or leather strap and handle broken off, long crack. Has a number on it. 7872 branded on it. 7. Wood, white, mushroom shape with half black handle. "1442" and "N White", with iron ring on base. Perhaps turned on a lathe. Unusual. See the other "White" buoy. 8-10 Three buoys tied together: Blue and white, fish shaped, with Richardson 900. 11. Decoys. Wood with post on one end (neck) and B.S. carved on body. B.S. could indicate Bert Stanley or Boynton Stanley, perhaps gift of Jim Bradley - flat bottom, twine attached to each end to connect to other decoys. (See also 1000.0.1296 primitive decoys in museum.) | 
Description: Buoys and decoys. Collection of 10 wooden buoys of various shapes and sizes, and two wooden decoys. 1. Blue and white fish-shaped wooden buoy with Richmond name on it. LHA 7519. 2. White, wooden with EW carved onto small piece of wood affixed to buoy (perhaps Edgar White). Hole for handle but handle is missing. 3. Black, yellow, and red bottom, wood, with Numbers 360 or 9 with rubber strap on end. Log with flat bottom. W. Bracy carved, ca. 1920s 4. Mushroom shape, no handle with EN White 1442 with iron ring. See the other "White" above and below. White fished 1930s to 1960s 5. Red bullet shaped, wooden with wooden handle. Branded on it C. Alley, 967 and 805 and 7193; (The name Richman is written on masking tape affixed to buoy.) 6. Red, yellow, and black, wooden handle and rubber strap, Part of last name or complete last name is 'Auy'. Red black yellow chipped paint, with rubber or leather strap and handle broken off, long crack. Has a number on it. 7872 branded on it. 7. Wood, white, mushroom shape with half black handle. "1442" and "N White", with iron ring on base. Perhaps turned on a lathe. Unusual. See the other "White" buoy. 8-10 Three buoys tied together: Blue and white, fish shaped, with Richardson 900. 11. Decoys. Wood with post on one end (neck) and B.S. carved on body. B.S. could indicate Bert Stanley or Boynton Stanley, perhaps gift of Jim Bradley - flat bottom, twine attached to each end to connect to other decoys. (See also 1000.0.1296 primitive decoys in museum.) [show more] |
| 1000.0.1224 | Large fishing hand line with weights with wood frame |
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| Fishing gear, large fishing hand line with weights, wrapped around a wooden frame | 
Description: Fishing gear, large fishing hand line with weights, wrapped around a wooden frame |
| 1000.0.1226 | Large hand line with weights |
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| Large hand line with weights and initials JLS | |
| 2013.218.1857 | Clam hod (clam basket) handmade |
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| Fishing gear, large wood, rectangular, slatted box with handle - clam hod (clam basket) handmade out of parts previously painted in various colors: red, white, green. With small wooden box full of shells. | 
Description: Fishing gear, large wood, rectangular, slatted box with handle - clam hod (clam basket) handmade out of parts previously painted in various colors: red, white, green. With small wooden box full of shells. |
| 2013.218.1858 | Clam rake with metal tines and wood handle |
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| Fishing gear, clam rake with metal tines and short wooden handle with a hole on the end | 
Description: Fishing gear, clam rake with metal tines and short wooden handle with a hole on the end |
| 2013.214.1859 | Buoy (lobster float), double plastic buoys yellow with red |
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| Fishing gear, buoy (lobster float), double plastic buoys on one plastic shaft, yellow with three vertical red stripes, branded with "7491" and also "8676"; the plastic shaft has been heated and bent to form a loop to which a swivel fitting is attached, which is then tied to a rope | 
Description: Fishing gear, buoy (lobster float), double plastic buoys on one plastic shaft, yellow with three vertical red stripes, branded with "7491" and also "8676"; the plastic shaft has been heated and bent to form a loop to which a swivel fitting is attached, which is then tied to a rope |
| 2013.214.1860 | Wood buoy (lobster float) branded C.E. RICHARDSON |
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| Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, white top and blue bottom, branded with "C.E. RICHARDSON" and "900", with hole in the blue bottom part for attaching to a rope; concave on one side probably because the log used to make it was soft or rotten in that area | 
Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, white top and blue bottom, branded with "C.E. RICHARDSON" and "900", with hole in the blue bottom part for attaching to a rope; concave on one side probably because the log used to make it was soft or rotten in that area |
| 2013.214.1861 | Wood buoy carved with FLS and branded F L STANLEY |
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| Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), club shaped, with perhaps white bottom (top paint, if any, is worn off), carved with "FLS" and also branded with "F L STANLEY", with hole in the thicker white bottom part for attaching to a rope | 
Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), club shaped, with perhaps white bottom (top paint, if any, is worn off), carved with "FLS" and also branded with "F L STANLEY", with hole in the thicker white bottom part for attaching to a rope |
| 2013.214.1862 | Wood buoy (lobster float), carved with GWS and BS |
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| Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped, remants of white and red paint, carved with "GWS", and on the other side "BS", with hole in the narrow part for attaching to a rope, and hole on top for a missing handle | 
Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped, remants of white and red paint, carved with "GWS", and on the other side "BS", with hole in the narrow part for attaching to a rope, and hole on top for a missing handle |
| 2013.214.1864 | Bait pouch, twine net with drawstring mouth |
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| Fishing gear, bait pouch, net-woven from twine, with drawstring mouth to pull closed, to be filled with bait and hung inside lobster trap to attract lobsters | 
Description: Fishing gear, bait pouch, net-woven from twine, with drawstring mouth to pull closed, to be filled with bait and hung inside lobster trap to attract lobsters |
| 2013.214.1865 | Wood buoy (lobster float), fish shape, orange and white carved with V WHITE |
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| Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, newly painted white top and bottom with orange band in the middle, carved with "V WHITE" and branded with "G V WHITE" and "7482", with hole in the wide bottom part for attaching to a rope; on the other side a long gouge probably because the log used to make it was soft or rotten in that area; see also #1866 and #1867 |
Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, newly painted white top and bottom with orange band in the middle, carved with "V WHITE" and branded with "G V WHITE" and "7482", with hole in the wide bottom part for attaching to a rope; on the other side a long gouge probably because the log used to make it was soft or rotten in that area; see also #1866 and #1867 |
| 2013.214.1866 | Wood buoy (lobster float) branded G V WHITE |
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| Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped with white handle on top, newly painted white top and bottom with orange band in the middle, branded with "G V WHITE" and "7482", with metal staple and ring on the bottom for attaching to a rope; see also #1865 and #1867 |
Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped with white handle on top, newly painted white top and bottom with orange band in the middle, branded with "G V WHITE" and "7482", with metal staple and ring on the bottom for attaching to a rope; see also #1865 and #1867 |
| 2013.214.1867 | Wood buoy (lobster float), bullet shape, branded G V WHITE |
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| Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped with white handle on top, newly painted white top and bottom with orange band in the middle, branded with "G V WHITE" and "7482", with metal staple and ring on the bottom for attaching to a rope; see also #1865 and #1866 |
Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped with white handle on top, newly painted white top and bottom with orange band in the middle, branded with "G V WHITE" and "7482", with metal staple and ring on the bottom for attaching to a rope; see also #1865 and #1866 |
| 2013.214.1869 | Wooden, wedge-shaped lobster claw pegs |
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| Fishing gear, wooden lobster claw pegs, wedge shaped, used to hold a live lobster's claw closed so it would not pinch a customer; now they have been made obsolete by rubber bands used for the same purpose; hundreds of pegs are in a sturdy galvanized metal pail with a metal bail handle; the pail is rusted inside, and the bottom is rusted through in a small area |
Description: Fishing gear, wooden lobster claw pegs, wedge shaped, used to hold a live lobster's claw closed so it would not pinch a customer; now they have been made obsolete by rubber bands used for the same purpose; hundreds of pegs are in a sturdy galvanized metal pail with a metal bail handle; the pail is rusted inside, and the bottom is rusted through in a small area |
| 2013.214.1871 | Cork net floats of assorted sizes, strung on a rope like beads |
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| Fishing gear, cork net floats (21) of assorted sizes, strung on a rope like beads |
Description: Fishing gear, cork net floats (21) of assorted sizes, strung on a rope like beads |
| 2013.214.1872 | Fishing net pieces |
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| Fishing gear, net with fine mesh, for catching small fish; two pieces: one small, basically intact, one large, with holes and almost torn in two; may have been all one net | 
Description: Fishing gear, net with fine mesh, for catching small fish; two pieces: one small, basically intact, one large, with holes and almost torn in two; may have been all one net |
| 2013.214.1873 | Untitled |
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| Fishing gear, hand line; a length of stout twine attached to a lead sinker (marked "2 1/2"); the other end of the sinker is attached to two large (3.5" L) fish hooks; the twine is wrapped around (stored on) a one-piece wooden frame |
Description: Fishing gear, hand line; a length of stout twine attached to a lead sinker (marked "2 1/2"); the other end of the sinker is attached to two large (3.5" L) fish hooks; the twine is wrapped around (stored on) a one-piece wooden frame |
| 2013.214.1878 | Glass float in a nylon twine pouch for use with herring net |
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| Fishing gear, clear glass float, round, molded with a nipple on one end, the other end flat, fully enclosed in a stout nylon twine pouch (with fine openings) with a drawstring, the whole would be attached to the edge of a herring net | 
Description: Fishing gear, clear glass float, round, molded with a nipple on one end, the other end flat, fully enclosed in a stout nylon twine pouch (with fine openings) with a drawstring, the whole would be attached to the edge of a herring net |
| 2013.214.1879 | Colorful glass floats - fishing gear |
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| Fishing gear, glass float collection, one each clear, green, and red, in a nylon pouch with a drawstring (for display purposes only); clear float is molded; red and green floats hand made with pontil marks | 
Description: Fishing gear, glass float collection, one each clear, green, and red, in a nylon pouch with a drawstring (for display purposes only); clear float is molded; red and green floats hand made with pontil marks |
| 2013.214.1880 | Round glass float in a nylon twine pouch for herring net |
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| Fishing gear, clear glass float, round, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout nylon twine pouch which would be attached to the edge of a herring net | 
Description: Fishing gear, clear glass float, round, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout nylon twine pouch which would be attached to the edge of a herring net |
| 2013.214.1853 | Wooden buoy (lobster float) with RH STANLEY |
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| Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float) with "RH STANLEY" and "5830" branded onto it; originally painted all white but now only remnants of the paint remain | 
Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float) with "RH STANLEY" and "5830" branded onto it; originally painted all white but now only remnants of the paint remain |
| 2013.214.1854 | Wooden buoy (lobster float) carved with HA ALLEY |
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| Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, all yellow, carved with "HA ALLEY" and "7162" with no attachment hole but rather a large metal staple into the wood and a metal ring for attaching to a rope; the owner was probably Harry Alley | 
Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, all yellow, carved with "HA ALLEY" and "7162" with no attachment hole but rather a large metal staple into the wood and a metal ring for attaching to a rope; the owner was probably Harry Alley |
| 2009.188.1395 | Fishing hand line |
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| Fishing gear, hand line | |
| 2000.233.1332 | Early fishing rod |
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| Fishing gear. Early Fishing Rod |
